withered gladioli

hello everyoe, new gardener here, I bought some glaioli freesia and montbretia bulbsplanted them in pots, basically so i could find them. They have all grown lovely long leaves and have flowers in them but they all seem to have a papery sheath around them and the flowers have not blossomed, any help please. I am disappointed but undeterred.

They look as if they've been gorgeous but perhaps they didn't last as long as you'd hoped?

They don't really have enough space in that pot and perhaps they didn't get enough water? I like to plant my gladioli with at least 6" of soil above them and 6" apart.

Now they've flowered the plants will start to die down and the goodness from the leaves will be taken up by the corms(bulbs) so they can grow and flower again next year.

I think that if I were you I'd let them die down, and then when the weather gets cold I'd move the pots into somewhere frost-free and let the compost dry out.

Then next March/April divide your gladioli corms into 3 lots and plant them in three pots at intervals of a fortnight - then the flowering period will be staggered and you'll have a smile on your face for longer.

hello thank you for the advice, the reason I planted in a pot was because the garden is full of snails and slugs and the bulbs i planted earlier were eaten. I will let the glads die back do I leave them or store the corms in a dark place ? and is it the same reason for the freesia ones (second photo)? I,m just trying to watch what gets eaten and what the snails on,t like. Could I also ask about climbing roses I planted about a dozen and only 4 have survived. I planted them under a large tree that is at the top of the garden.

I've found that snails will have a go at gladioli leaves, but don't do much damage. I'd try planting them in the ground. As they're in pots they're a bit more vulnerable to frost damage I'd put them somewhere frostfree when they've died down.

As for the roses, tell us more. What sort of tree and how big. What was the soil like when you planted the roses. How much water did the roses get this summer?